Creating a Fluid Logo

A CreativeCOW After Effects Video Tutorial

Chris Martin
Houson, Texas

©2009 Chris Martin and Creativecow.net. All rights reserved.

Article Focus:
In this first video with Creative Cow, Chris Martin goes over how to create a fluid logo using Realflow and Cinema 4D.

Comments

Hewp! :)
by Natali Vla

Hi there!
Thank you for this great tutorial!!! :) I got the problem though. When trying simulating the water flow, it reaches some exact point (like 72nd frame out of 200 and around 30.000 particles out of 80.000) and aftewards it stops and simulates backwards. All water is gone. where is my problem, can you help me?

sd export problem
by sankaran ganeshram

dear sir

i have problem with nextlimit sd exporter..

i did as your tutorial says with the project downloaded from here.

error message "please select at least one object" it says . can you pleas guid me

Size?
by Ted Pommes

Hey chris, very great tutorial.
i got a question though. when i make my text. (spline -> extrude -> make editable -> connect them all the parts) and export the sd and import it into realflow. its hudge!
i tryd scaling it down in C4D, but still its very big. calculating the water is taking ages. and i got a good laptop (2.66GHZ / 4GB of ram + a 2gb HD videocard. so that is not the problem i think. and its i think not even 5% AS FAST as it goes when you simulate it.. so whats is the deal? do you have a super computer? am i doing something wrong? i hope you understand me :)

Greetings, Ted

Real Flow plugins crash Cinema4D!!!
by Dylan Mercer

Hi Chris this is a great tutorial and I'd love to try it..

I've installed the demo version of Real Flow, but when I try to load up Cinema 4D with the plug-ins installed it crashes on start up. Am using the correct plugin, correct version, right directory.

Any clues?? Anyone else experiencing this?

Importing into C4D
by Chris Martin

Hi Abu,

Try to create your mesh in C4D and export to RF like I did in the video...then after you simulate in RF import it back into C4D using the SD import plugin.

-Chris

Importing into C4D
by Abu Foysol

Hello Chris, I made my mesh in Realflow and now when I Import the Realflow mesh into C4D nothing shows up there is no mesh I am fairly new into C4D hope you can help I am using Mac OS X.

Thank you in advance.

Thanks guys! Viquar, Yes...Realflow is compatable
by Chris Martin

Thanks guys!

Viquar,

Yes...Realflow is compatable with
* 3D Max
* Maya
* Lightwave
* Cinema4D
* Softimage XSI
* Houdini

Best of Luck!

Hi Chris, Great job and nice
by Viqar Amjad

Hi Chris,

Great job and nice tutorial. I have a question, after making fluid effect in Real Flow, could we import liquid mesh in Maya. Actually I am Maya user not familiar with Cinema4D. This seems possible in Maya but I am just making sure from you. Please let me know. Thanks

Best Regards,

Viqar

Great!
by Jason Brown

Thanks for sharing! Great Work!

Jason Brown
www.globalaniamtions.net

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